babysparkler Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Well, after 4 weeks of school, I'm finally getting around to posting pics of our new school room! We just moved from the dining room (which was darker and smaller) into what used to be our second living area (AKA Dh's office). Dh and I have converted the dining room into our together-office so that we can have our computers together again :cheers2:. I put the pics into an album (just figured out how to do this)... here is a link (please let me know if it is working or not). OUR NEW SCHOOL ROOM PICS ETA: Oops... I meant to put this in "General" :blushing: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladydusk Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 I'm glad you didn't put them in General! This room looks fantastic and I wouldn't have seen it there. Thanks for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JessaMae Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 What a great room! Loving all the organization - looks fantastic!! Where did you get the corner bookshelf?? Great job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 I drool. FANTASTIC! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babysparkler Posted August 27, 2010 Author Share Posted August 27, 2010 What a great room! Loving all the organization - looks fantastic!! Where did you get the corner bookshelf?? Great job! Ikea :001_smile: Those are the "Billy" bookshelves. I love them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ME-Mommy Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 :drool5: I *love* your room... Couple of questions: - How did you attach the pocket chart to the back of the wire shelf?? - What type of baskets/bins do you have the books in? (under the cork board) - Where did you get your "c-shaped" table?? That is COOL!! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tardis Girl Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Wow. That's all I can say. Just... wow. OK, now that I feel like I do NOTHING! around here, let me scrape my jaw off the floor and ask a few specifics. lol Does it... um, how to say this.... Does it always look like this? Or rather, does it STAY looking like this? In Pic2 you have some charts and lesson books on the table. I would love to hear more about this. Based on your sig, it looks like your curriculum picks are pretty eclectic. Can you tell me more about what's on the charts, if you have specific assignments planned out every day for months, or what? Thanks! And thank you for the inspiration as well! :) Stacey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nestof3 Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 I am jealous. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irishmommy Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Whoa! I wish mine looked like this! I love your table. I am just using a dining table and it works okay, but it is too tall for my dd and I'd love to have something more her size. She can hardly practice handwriting because it is precarious for her. Okay, off to shop for tables!;) Thanks for the inspiration! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
girlymama Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Fantastic!!! Love your school room. Wish my hubby would finish the 2nd floor so I can get started on mine. I second the question on where did you get that table, it is a great idea? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaurainMD Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Color me inspired! Absolutely lovely. Thank you so much for sharing. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rochellek Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 What a fantasy homeschool space! Amazing! Awesome! Hats off to you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babysparkler Posted August 27, 2010 Author Share Posted August 27, 2010 :drool5: I *love* your room... Couple of questions: - How did you attach the pocket chart to the back of the wire shelf?? - What type of baskets/bins do you have the books in? (under the cork board) - Where did you get your "c-shaped" table?? That is COOL!! :) I attached the pocket chart using small plastic zip ties through the holes in the chart. The wire shelf I got at Sam's Club originally for dollhouse piece storage back when I owned an online dollhouse store and had to have easy organized access to the pieces. Now it works great for school supplies. I found those book holders at Target... they pull out forward about half way, so sometimes the ones in the back need to be rearranged to the front so that the kids can access them. I like them b/c they fit the books well and we had so many. I also used zip ties to hold them all together so that they were sturdier and don't move around when you pull one bin out. I got the kidney table at Sam's Club a couple of years ago. I LOVE it! It has adjustable height so it is growing with the kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 I love it, too!!! Do you remember what paint color you used on the walls? It's the EXACT shade I want to get for our schoolroom. I was going to use Hush by Benjamin Moore, but your color looks even prettier! Cat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekmom Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Beautiful! Perfect! I love it!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXMary2 Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 It's fantastic! I love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babysparkler Posted August 27, 2010 Author Share Posted August 27, 2010 Wow. That's all I can say. Just... wow. OK, now that I feel like I do NOTHING! around here, let me scrape my jaw off the floor and ask a few specifics. lol Does it... um, how to say this.... Does it always look like this? Or rather, does it STAY looking like this? In Pic2 you have some charts and lesson books on the table. I would love to hear more about this. Based on your sig, it looks like your curriculum picks are pretty eclectic. Can you tell me more about what's on the charts, if you have specific assignments planned out every day for months, or what? Thanks! And thank you for the inspiration as well! :) Stacey Lol... during the day it doesn't look like this, but at 3:00pm we have clean-up time and we get it all put back like the photos. On Thursdays (our last full day during the week) the kids vacuum and sweep & wash down the table. I give out 3 tickets at the end of each school day, and the kids can't have them until it is clean. This is great motivation, since they save up the tickets to redeem for money or prizes (like silly bands:001_smile:). (You can see our blue ticket holder on the shelf to the left of the human body chart.) On the table I have my lesson books, weekly schedule (colorful), and an overall-yearly-curriculum-plan (yellow & gray). You can see them a little better in pic1. LESSON PLAN BOOKS: During the summer I plan out my year and enter it into EduTrack Software, then print out my daily lesson checklists for each child. Then I bind them and use them to enter grades as we go during the day. The kids use them to see what is expected of them during the day and love to check off the little boxes to show that they have finished the work. When work is done, they get free time :) I do make adjustments and just write them in as we go... like this week we had a playdate with a friend, so we moved things around and will use some of our "off" day tomorrow to finish up what we are behind on. I am pretty good about planning in a lot of "margin" time into the lesson plans so that we don't get behind if we choose to be spontaneous. Many times we even work ahead... DS is famous for waking up at 5:45am and having his independent work finished before breakfast:lol:. WEEKLY SCHEDULE: This is somewhat flexible (because I am more flexible by nature) but it keeps us focused and organized to know what we "should be doing". I have it organized so that some of the kids are paired up when I need individual time (for Math, Kindergarten, etc.) with one of the kids. My 3yo is better supervised and integrated this way. CURRICULUM PLAN: This is my overall school year calendar (on the left) with the units or general themes that will be covered in most subjects written out. I'm an "overall picture" kind of person, so I need to see my year on one page so that I know how it all fits together. This works really well to keep ME focused. It also shows when our breaks will be (and how much time I have to get the house ready for upcoming grandparent visits on those break weeks). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i.love.lucy Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 WOW! I love it. The only thing missing is your computer so you can surf the boards while the kids work...:tongue_smilie: Oh, er, that might just be me. I love how open and spacious it is. My "school room" is really the formal dining room for this house and only has wall space on 2 walls, currently occupied by 3 bookshelves on one and my armoire and filing cabinet on the other. No place for any wall hangings at all. No maps or cursive charts or fun posters. No white board or cork board either. It's a drag. I LOVE the wire rack with the gray boxes. Terrific space! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babysparkler Posted August 27, 2010 Author Share Posted August 27, 2010 I love it, too!!! Do you remember what paint color you used on the walls? It's the EXACT shade I want to get for our schoolroom. I was going to use Hush by Benjamin Moore, but your color looks even prettier! Cat I wish I could... we don't even have any touch-paint left. We did it about 7 years ago... but I think it was something yummy like "hot chocolate" if I remember correctly. I don't remember the brand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babysparkler Posted August 27, 2010 Author Share Posted August 27, 2010 WOW! I love it. The only thing missing is your computer so you can surf the boards while the kids work...:tongue_smilie: Oh, er, that might just be me. I used to have it in the school room, but it was way too tempting to me! :lol::lol::lol: Now I keep it in the other room so that I can stay focused. It was very intentional :lol:. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babysparkler Posted August 27, 2010 Author Share Posted August 27, 2010 (edited) What a fantasy homeschool space! Amazing! Awesome! Hats off to you! Thanks! It really is my fantasy room! I am so proud of it :D. I LOVE being in there and the kids do too. Now if only I could keep the rest of the house so nice and neat.:glare: :lol: Edited August 27, 2010 by babysparkler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misidawnrn Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 (edited) Thou shall not covet, thou shall not covet....can I at least :drool: then???? Edited August 27, 2010 by misidawnrn added drooling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayt ul-Hikmah Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 We have that same table, and we love it!! Your room is beautiful. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelanieM Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Jill, you are amazing! That room is absolutely gorgeous! I can see why you love to be there... I want to come over and be there, too! lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parias1126 Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 I love your school room! I am sooo jealous of all the wall space you have! Where did you get the wired rack with the bins that has the pocket chart hanging on the opposite side? I WANT ONE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom_Abear Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 I'm glad you didn't put them in General! This room looks fantastic and I wouldn't have seen it there. Thanks for sharing! Me, too!! Thanks so much for sharing!! Your room ROCKS!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
achristean Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 I love all the organizers that you have. Wow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babysparkler Posted August 27, 2010 Author Share Posted August 27, 2010 (edited) I love your school room! I am sooo jealous of all the wall space you have! Where did you get the wired rack with the bins that has the pocket chart hanging on the opposite side? I WANT ONE! Sam's Club! It is sturdy, and the bins naturally fall into place because they have little grooves under the bins. I've had it for about 6-7 years now. They still carry it for around $100... It is well worth the price. It rolls very easily too! I discovered that the pocket chart fit perfectly on the other side by accident... I was holding it up wondering where I would possibly put it (this was before we had a designated school room) and walked over and saw that it fit. :D Edited August 27, 2010 by babysparkler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomesteadMommy Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Oh I just LOVE your school room!! :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devotional Soul Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Awesome! Thanks for sharing. I am very inspired! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amber in AUS Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 You have done a wonderful job. What a lovely room! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nd293 Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Lovely! How do you organise your bookshelves? I also have the Billy bookshelves, but the only way I can think to keep track of the books is to sort them into categories. This is not very efficient, as I end up with empty space at the ends of shelves - but then don't have enough shelves. I can't imagine finding anything if I don't sort by subject, history rotation etc etc. Nikki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southcarolinamom Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 I wanna come over and browze your bookshelves! I love the way you used that corner to put your shelves on both sides... It is REALLY a spectacular school room....I love every last scrap of space in it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgehogs4 Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 wow...that looks like a real school. congratulations. you look very organized. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckymama Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Fabulous! Re: the paint color. We have had/have similar paint in our old house (dining room) and in our current house (family room). I couldn't use the same paint in the new house because the natural light in the space was so different. What I did was to get all the paint chips in that part of the color palette and tape them onto the walls. I looked at the colors in the morning, in the afternoon and at night with artificial light. Some colors looked great during the day but turned "muddy" in the night. Eventually we ended up with 2 choices and I bought the first one that went on sale :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momma H Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 The paint looks like Sienna Sand from Kwal-Howells (I think that is what it is called) here in Colorado. Wonderful room! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babysparkler Posted August 27, 2010 Author Share Posted August 27, 2010 Lovely! How do you organise your bookshelves? I also have the Billy bookshelves, but the only way I can think to keep track of the books is to sort them into categories. This is not very efficient, as I end up with empty space at the ends of shelves - but then don't have enough shelves. I can't imagine finding anything if I don't sort by subject, history rotation etc etc. Nikki Since they are tall and hard for the kids to reach, the top two levels are designated for my curriculum, organized by subject, with the right side set aside for my current things that I want easy access to. Third level down on the right each child has their own little "cubbie" for their own school books. Reference books, series books (like Moncure A-Z books, etc.) & puzzles are to the right side, while picture books are to the middle and left. The non-fiction section is in the corner section. I have the picture books organized by hardcover or softcover and, believe it or not, this helps me find things pretty easily! The kids are great at putting things back on the same shelves that they pull it from, and if they can't remember, even the 3 year old knows to put it back according to soft or hard cover as a default. I don't have room for any of their board books... still trying to figure out where to keep those. Right now they are all in the boys' room, but they end up all over the place every night :glare: so it isn't working for me. The chapter books are kept in the wire bins on the shelf minus the ones that the kids like to keep in their rooms (DD's pony books, DS's classics & chess books, etc). Dh is in the process of tagging all of the books in the house with their Library of Congress number (:lol: He loves organization!), shelving them in our "office" by LOC number, and entering it into our book tracking software with his handy little scanner thing... but he hasn't gotten to the kids' books yet. I warned him not to mess up my organization, and though it kills him, he promised me he wouldn't try to re-organize them by LOC number when I wasn't looking :lol::lol::lol:. The book tracking software should make it easier for me "view" our collection and sort it to find what I need or see if we have a certain book & whether it is hardcover or softcover... then I will have a general idea where the book actually is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tree House Academy Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Would you mind to come organize my house. I thought I was organized, but WOW! You did a great job. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babysparkler Posted August 27, 2010 Author Share Posted August 27, 2010 Would you mind to come organize my house. I thought I was organized, but WOW! You did a great job. :) I'd love to :) I really love organizing... now cleaning? That is my enemy :lol:. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babysparkler Posted August 27, 2010 Author Share Posted August 27, 2010 Whoa! I wish mine looked like this! I love your table. I am just using a dining table and it works okay, but it is too tall for my dd and I'd love to have something more her size. She can hardly practice handwriting because it is precarious for her. Okay, off to shop for tables!;) Thanks for the inspiration! Here is the Kidney table at Sam's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgehog Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 What a lovely room! So many great ideas! And your kids are beautiful! :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2denj Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Drooling!!!! I love it!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tennismomkelly Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Drooling!!!! I love it!!! :iagree: Me too!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meredith Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 WOW! I love it. The only thing missing is your computer so you can surf the boards while the kids work...:tongue_smilie: Oh, er, that might just be me. Umm…I don't think that that is just YOU. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meredith Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Awesome room! :drool: It motivates me to get organized. I LOVE it! Great job and thanks for sharing! (And I thought *I* was organized!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satori Posted August 28, 2010 Share Posted August 28, 2010 Thanks for sharing! You reminded me I have two of those shelves with all the drawers. I used to store BabyLegs legwarmers in them back when I had my store, they fit perfectly. What kinds of stuff do you store in them now? I was going to sell them, but maybe school storage might be a better idea. I wish I had more kids so I could take advantage of a kidney-shaped table! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babysparkler Posted August 28, 2010 Author Share Posted August 28, 2010 Thanks for sharing! You reminded me I have two of those shelves with all the drawers. I used to store BabyLegs legwarmers in them back when I had my store, they fit perfectly. What kinds of stuff do you store in them now? I was going to sell them, but maybe school storage might be a better idea. I wish I had more kids so I could take advantage of a kidney-shaped table! Do you mean the rolling cart with gray bins? I store most of our school supplies in that: pencils, crayons, glue, scissors, lined paper, drawing paper, flash cards, folders, rulers/calculators, etc. In the white drawers that make the counter behind my table I store my art supplies, science supplies, math manipulatives, language arts manipulatives, playdoh, my pro-click/laminator/binding machine & supplies, etc. The open shelves in the corner near the flags & calendar I call "Kindergarten Korner". There I keep the Betty Lukins felt stuff, magnetic letter boards, and other things that the littles can do when I need them to be occupied with something. I keep our games stored in the hall closet just outside of the school room. The school room opens up to the family room where we have more play space within view. The radio is in there too for when we have a CD to listen to. This is my 4th year of homeschooling and I finally feel like I have everything at my fingertips that I've needed all along. Though I love the thought of having a homeschooling "home" (and did have it that way for a long time), it truly drove me crazy having everything spread out around the house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama2Many4 Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 That room is just awesome! We have a tiny apartment so I have to school in our living room/dining room combo. I have one wall unit that holds everything and that's it! LOL Someday I wish to have somewhat like you do. Even a room would be nice. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whybenormal Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 LOVE the organization!! someday....maybe.....now I'm dreaming! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Binalina Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 What an absolutely gorgeous room! I am so tempted to just copy it!:drool: Is that terrible? It really is just the perfect room! I've been struggling with trying to fit everything for school in the dining room while still maintaining a dining room look - and it's not really working anymore. hmmm.....I wonder if I can get hubby to part with the tv. :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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